February 19, 2012
by Vidyut
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Last year, on this day, the 19th February 2011, Swami Nigamananda took the place of another sadhu, Swami Yajnanda as a part of their long struggle against illegal mining of the riverbanks of the Ganga. Determined and unnoticed, Matra Sadan, … Continue reading
February 18, 2012
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I think we have wandered very far from these, and these are really beautiful guidelines on how to be as a citizen of India. So posting them here in the hope that seeing them in a new form may trigger … Continue reading
February 17, 2012
by Vidyut
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Check Dams are boulder dams. Their purpose is to retain water down stream, so that the water percolates into the ground and recharges the ground water table. Check Dams built only on seasonal water courses, stop the rain water discharging … Continue reading
February 6, 2012
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I was on Twitter when the news of the 2G judgment cancelling all the licences from Raja hit. It was HUGE 122 licences scrapped! 3 of Tata, 21 Videocon, 22 Uninor, 9 of Idea, 6 of S-tel, 13 of Swan, … Continue reading
January 26, 2012
by Vidyut
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I don’t think essentials for living for citizens should be privatized, because private corporations are not chosen by the people and they are not accountable to the people. We are a democracy, though these days many thought leaders seem to … Continue reading
January 22, 2012
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I am very, very angry right now. In a country reeling with inflation, with a majority of its population under poverty, the government is set to “privatize water”. The Union government is consulting on a new National Water Policy calling … Continue reading
January 19, 2012
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When I wrote my post on Kashmiri Pandits, a friend responded privately with a nugget of political insight – before the ethnic cleansing, Kashmiri Pandits did favor independence over merger with India. If that is true, then Pakistan did Kashmir … Continue reading
January 18, 2012
by Vidyut
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“Uraniam found in 241 water samples” the headline could have screamed, but it didn’t. It made modest appearance and slid into obscurity, unheralded on the news site’s social networks. This was Times of India reporting on drinking water samples from … Continue reading
January 17, 2012
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In 2006, I attended an event of ISABS. I had just returned to Mumbai after spending several years in the mountains, and was still missing rural life. So when the community turned out to have two activists from rural Andhra … Continue reading
January 16, 2012
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This is going to be short. See this page. It is about railway accidents in India. It records accidents from the 1980s to now. No need even for details. Just scroll down the page, and get an idea of the … Continue reading